Chess Puzzle #19pVV — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1230 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks c1/e1; knight f5; pawns c3/e5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks c8/f8; bishop a2; pawns a4/c6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen e7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2r1k/4qpp1/2p4p/4PN2/p4P2/2P3QP/b5P1/2R1R2K b - - 3 28

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